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Physically demanding nature of the job - close to sailing time the work becoming more frantic.

Excessive glare or inadequate lighting.

Working in cramped, confined conditions.

Fire / Explosion

Risk of:

Burns.

Serious injury or death.

Possible causes:

Electrical or machine room fire on lifting equipment.

Carriage of dangerous goods such as explosives or highly flammable chemicals.

Unsafe method of work during ship's bunkering.

Cutting or burning jammed twistlocks.

Explosion of compressor unit on reefer container due to being charged or topped up with contaminated gas.

Unsafe system of work for refuelling plant.

Lifting Equipment

Risk of:

Serious injury, crushing or death e.g. being crushed by a moving load or lifting equipment, being run over by moving equipment, falling from equipment at height, being jammed between moveable parts of the crane.

Property or ship damage.

Possible causes:

Crane collapse or collision e.g. boom to ship collision or gantry crane colliding with objects on the rail track, crane being blown down or jammed container attached to crane causing crane damage.

Knocking containers from stacks.

Failure of lifting equipment.

Lack of equipment maintenance and thorough examination.

Falling loads.

Over complacency or over familiarity with the job.

Poor road and dockside surfaces, equipment and infrastructure.

Lack of or failure of interlocks on crane access gates.

Lifting of road vehicle as well as container.

Crane being blown along rails due to wind.

Manual Handling

Risk of:

Musculoskeletal disorders, back problems.

Muscle injuries.

Poor quality of life.

Possible causes:

Handling heavy items e.g. lashing bars, turnbuckles and twistlocks.

Lifting lashing poles overhead.

Working in restricted areas or spaces, often on cluttered decks and platforms at night in poor lighting and bad weather.